Elite 3200 10x40

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Had a sales rep recommend a Bushnell elite 3200 10x40 ($240). He says he has it on his .22lr and also uses it on his larger caliber rifles. He also said it would do me well even if I got into 1000 yrd shooting. Finally mentioned something about the adjustments being better and wouldn't require shims which pretty well lost this newbie:redface: . Does anyone have any feedback/opinions/$.02 worth?
 
3200 Scope

It is an excellent scope for the money. Very bright and clear. Just for the heck of it, I clicked it up an inch at a time, fired a shot, clicked it up, fired a shot. The 4 shots were pretty well straight up and very close to an inch apart. Then tried windage and it was basically the same result. This was with a .308 @ 100 yds. I am thinking of getting another one for another rifle. I don't think you will be disappointed.
 
I am in the process of looking for a new scope. I compared the Bushnell 3200 and 4200 with the Leupold VXII and VXIII. I was sure impressed with both Bushnells.

BUT, I have heard way too many stories of guys that have problems with the service for Bushnell scopes. They will do everything in their power to prove that any problem is not MANUFACTUER DEFECT. Even if you ding your scope and it still works and then later you have a problem, Bushnell will not cover it.

Do a search on this site for Leupold. I am fairly confident that you will find the overwhelming majority of posts will praise their service. It does not matter what the problem with your Leupold scope is, they will fix it. Also, the warranty stays with the scope, not the buyer. I don't know of another company that offers that!

I really value great service. I liked the Bushnell product (only slightly better IMHO than the Leupold, but the Leupold will suit me fine) but I am super scared of having any warranty work done.
 
Can't go wrong on the quality and price, for tgt shooting or varmint hunting.
I have one on my .308 f-class, and like it aloth.
The down side , focus at close range is a tad blured, and at very long range the same. This is not meant to deter you from this purchase, just my findings.
Frank
 
well, I bougtht it today. My first "shooting" related purchase of which I'm sure there will be many more. I write my tests tomorrow so I'm a little premature but I've been itching to spend money (a real problem with me;) ) Maybe in a few months I'll be able to use it!!!! On the viewing end there is a ring with a "+ and - " on it but it doesn't seem to rotate. What is this for and how do you rotate it (damn newbies:) ) ?
 
I just love how the ONE single hex key to unlock the turret for adjustment/rezero is needed. I was quite annoyed (I must be going senile) how some of the Leupold target turrets require a 1/16" hex key is needed to undo 3 (not ONE, but three) hex keys when you reset your zero. Bummer.

I've got a 3200 10x mildot on my earthpig hunting rig and I'm looking forward to hunting with it this coming groundhog season.

A great purchase especially around the $ 200ish mark !
 
Rubikahn,
sorry about the funny, that is for the ring at the back , towards your eye, it will rotate , just grasp it lightly like removing a bottle cap, even pressure. This is to make your reticle come clear for your eyesight, ie as you age you need to back it out more and more:D , now the tricky part do the focus in good light , looking outdoors towards the sky, or indoors on a light colored wall, the key is not to look too long , once in the ball park, your eye will adjust to the fuzzy reticle if close to correct setting, so look away for 10 seconds then look into the scope , take note of how it looked when you first looked in, that split second, after a bit of adjusting it will be clear whenever you sholder the rifle.
Frank
 
As to the sales rep referring to "no need for shims" -

These scopes have a lot of internal adjustment... something like 80 moa (minutes of angle) so if you are shooting long range, you can crank the elevation way up before running out of room. A lot of scopes cannot adjust as much as these, and so they need shims on their bases to gain the extra elevation.
 
hicaliber said:
I shoot my 3200 out to 800 yds and am very pleased with it.
No where around here to try it out 1000 yds.:(
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For me, my top was 700 yds. I see it being too weak for a 10x to be effective at 1000yds

Exellent beginner optic with mildot.
 
Airborn_69 said:
For me, my top was 700 yds. I see it being too weak for a 10x to be effective at 1000yds

Exellent beginner optic with mildot.
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700 yrds sounds like a lot of fun. By the time I try 1000 yrds I will probably be drooling over something else!:)
 
You really can't go wrong with it! I found it to be the best scope for the money and I've tried it on various calibres (223, 308 & 300WM). Between 100 and 800 yards the optics are just as clear as my much more expensive Nikko Sterling Sniper scope. Enjoy it!! glocker
 
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